4 FEBRUARY 1938, page 3

The Government And The Coal Industry The Mining...

now followed up its private circular to the directors and shareholders of private com- panies with an appeal to the general public, in the form of an expensive advertising......

It Is Sometimes Remarked By The Older Members That There

are scarcely any real experts on procedure left in the House. Mr. Wedgwood Berm, with his prodigious memory for precedents, is the one remaining authority and no one has arisen......

The Discontent Which Was Manifest On Both Sides Of The

House led to the setting-up of a Select Committee, and the House has adopted the second of the Committee's recommendations. This took the form of a new Standing Order governing......

Since The Introduction Of Manhood Suffrage The Practice...

the House of Commons has naturally tended to fall into desuetude. The electors no longer need to crave the intercession of an assembly in which all of them are represented.......

Population And Birth-rate The Government Did Well To...

amendments to the Population Bill which passed through its committee stage on Tuesday. The purpose of these amendments, as Sir Kingsley Wood said, was to meet the criticisms......

Political Notes Our Parliamentary Correspondent Writes :...

the first day of a resumed session is always an interesting occasion. Members return with renewed enthusiasm, refreshed by a few weeks' absence from the Palace of West- minster......

The Leicester Black-out In View Of The Obvious Importance Of

the black-out as a precautionary measure against air attack it is well that one at last has been fully staged. We have waited for practical experience far longer than Germany or......